The sale of 21st Century Fox to Disney is happening. A press statement from Disney has confirmed that the studio is acquiring Fox's entertainment assets for $52.4 billion.The sale includes Fox's film and television studios, cable entertainment networks such as cable networks like FX, FXX, Nat Geo, and its international TV businesses. Disney's previous stake in Hulu now becomes a controlling intere... more.

Rainbow Six Siege has a new update out today on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it adds a small but much-requested feature: the game's server tickrate is being increased to 60Hz on all platforms. This means the servers will refresh the gamestate 60 times per second.This change should result in more reliable hit registration, which will hopefully mean fewer occasions where you find yourself shouting, "I... more.

Alita: Battle Angel is the long-awaited adaptation of the classic manga series, produced and co-written by James Cameron and directed by Sin City's Robert Rodriguez. The first trailer dropped last week week, and while it was packed with kinetic sci-fi action, most of the online discussion has been centered around the decision to give lead actress Rosa Salazar giant manga-style eyes.Rodriguez has n... more.

Splatoon 2, Nintendo's Switch-exclusive shooter, has changed quite a bit since launch, and it's now evolved once again. Update 2.1.0 is out now, and it adds a new game mode called Clam Blitz, among other things.Clam Blitz is a new way to play in which both teams need to throw as many Clams as possible into the other side's basket. You'll first need to break their basket open by forming a Power Cla... more.

James Wan is the co-creator of no fewer than three hugely popular horror franchises--Saw, The Conjuring, and Insidious. Although the director has moved on to DC's Aquaman, these series continue from strength-to-strength. Conjuring spinoff Annabelle: Creation was released in the summer, and The Nun follows next year, while while the latest Saw movie, Jigsaw, hit theaters back in October.The fourth ... more.

As promised, a new Destiny 2 update has been released following the latest batch of server maintenance. Bungie has also shared the full patch notes for update 1.1.1.1, detailing everything that's been changed or added to the game on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Most notably, the previously announced Masterworks weapons are now available for players to acquire.Masterworks are essentially a variant of Leg... more.

Blizzard has kicked off Overwatch's celebration of the holidays, bringing back the Winter Wonderland event from last year. This isn't a complete retread, however; while you're again able to access what was available last year, there are also new skins and a limited-time mode to check out, among other things.As with any new Overwatch event, the skins are the big highlight. When Blizzard announced ... more.

We're now well into December, and this month has brought with it a new batch of free games for PlayStation Plus members. A total of six more games are now available for download to Plus subscribers, including a total of as many as four on PlayStation 4 (or five if you're in Europe).PS4's lineup is headlined by Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition, a remastered version of the 2012 Zelda-esque action... more.

It's officially December around the world, which means Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now pick up the first of December's free Games With Gold titles. Two more games are now available to download for free if you're an Xbox Live Gold member, with another two set to arrive later in the month.On Xbox One, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide is free all month long, while Child of Eden is the freebie on ... more.

With The Last Jedi about to hit theaters, there are currently only two more Star Wars movies scheduled for release--Solo: A Star Wars Story next May, and 2019's currently untitled Episode IX. A new spin-off focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi has been rumored for several months, and a new report suggests that it might start shooting in just over a year.According to Omega Underground, the movie is scheduled... more.